language Flashcards
smallest sound units
phenomes
smallest meaningful units of a word
morphemes
admissible combo of words in phrases and sentences (grammar)
syntax
collection of words in a language
lexicon
meanings that correspond to lexical items
semantics
vocal intonation (tone)
prosody
linking sentences to costitute a narrative
discourse
4 core language skills
Categorization
Labeling categories
Sequencing behavior
Mimicry
what stream in the temporal lobes contributes to object categorization
ventral visual stream
what stream contributes to automatic distinction between objects
dorsal stream
what helps children mimic sound?
mirror neurons in the frontal cortex (brocas area)
-Language evolved gradually
– Genetic and behavioral similarities between humans and ancestral hominid species
-what theory of language is this?
continuity theory
evidence for continuity theory?
adaptation of animal vocalization of language
-Language occurred suddenly and evolved rapidly
– Developed in the last 200,000 years
-what theory of language is this?
discontinuity theory
-Involved in syntactical language – Sequencing and Grammar – Involved in comprehension – Involved in prosody (specifically rhythm what hemisphere?
left
